Ahmed Shawky
Writing
Biography
Ahmed Shawky was born in Tanta on August 21, 1984. He received degrees in pharmacy and mass communication. He studied cinema at the Jesuit School in Cairo. In 2010, he presented his first film, A Life's Box. Then he directed the films The Green Tape, and A Guinea Pig, before making his first documentary, Once Upon a Place.
Known For
The series revolves around Superman, who comes to Egypt to finish a special mission, but he changes his destination and goes to Haram Street instead He has a relationship with a woman and after his departure, she finds herself pregnant with three girls with supernatural abilities.
SuperGirls
When a major character is murdered by a hit-man in Beirut, an Egyptian in the city is charged with the crime. Against a backdrop of mystery and suspense, the story continues to unfold until the true culprit is revealed.
Words on Paper
Tarek Helmy is a young married psychiatrist who has a daughter named Farida. On her first birthday, a patient called Tawfiq Al-Masry comes to Tarek, explaining to him an experiment he wants to carry out: he will pick someone, "The Chosen", and put him through a cycle of self-destructive crises over thirty days.
30 Days
A documentary that monitors the unique relationship between writer Mekkawy Saeed and Downtown Cairo, which resulted in a number of famous, valuable literary works.
A Place
A short film that sheds light on the value of what the individual possesses in his life, denouncing the person's knowledge of this value, and raising a special question about the extent to which a person changes when he gives up his possessions.
Box of Wonders
The film inquires about a person’s life if he is pulled out of the frame he loves and rests in, and can a small glimpse of this frame restore his stolen life again?